Twilight of the Sultanate c18.s3.8

c18.s3.8

Nānak regarded himself as the prophet of God, and had “received from His door-step” the message which he delivered.³² His mission was the unification of the Hindus and the Muslims. Punjab was so situated as always to bear the brunt of the attack of invaders from the north-west. During the invasion of Tīmūr it had suffered terribly. All along the fifteenth century it was in turmoil; foreign invaders and local rebels had brought about untold misery to the fair land of the Five Rivers. In Nānak’s days the pressure of Islam on the people of the Punjab was daily increasing. There seemed to be no end to the conflict between the Hindus and the Muslims. Nānak realised that in order to heal the wounds of society, it was necessary to end the conflict of religions. He strove towards that end. That was the mission of his life.